Shared Flashcard Set

Details

LaRose Test 2 CMP
Lab Flow charts
20
Health Care
Professional
10/09/2012
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional Health Care Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
High Glucose =
 Definition
Diabetes mellitus
Term
Low Glucose =
 Definition
Hypoglycemia
Term
Raised BUN only =
(UREA NITROGEN)
 Definition
Dehydration
Term
Raised creatinine only =
 Definition
Muscle damage
Term
BUN/Creatinine
ratio >25=
 Definition
Kidney
failure
Term
High sodium =
 Definition
Conn’s
disease, renal
failure,
dehydration
Term
High POTASSIUM =
 Definition
Addison’s
Term
Low POTASSIUM =
 Definition
Cushing’s
and Conn’s
Term
High Carbon Dioxide =
 Definition
Respiratory acidosis
Term
Elevated CALCIUM =
 Definition
Bone metastases,
sarcoidosis,
multiple myeloma or
hyperparathyroidism
Term
Low SERUM PROTEINS =
 Definition
cirrhosis
Term
High SERUM PROTEINS =
 Definition
myeloma
Term
Reversed ALBUMIN &
GLOBULIN
 Definition
Multiple myeloma
Term
Elevated Bilirubin =
(total)
 Definition
Pre/Intra/Post-hepatic
Jaundice
Term
Marked raised Direct Bilirubin =
(
 Definition
Biliary Tree Obstruction
Term
Elevated Alkaline
Phosphatase only =
 Definition
Paget’s, bone
metastases, multiple
myeloma or healing
fracture
Term
Elevated GGT only =
 Definition
Alcohol liver
damage
Term
Elevated ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE
AST (SGOT)
ALT (SGPT) =
 Definition
Hepatitis or
Stone in
CBD
Term
AlkP>AST>ALT=
 Definition
Biliary tree problem
Term
AST>ALT>AlkP=
 Definition
Liver damage
Supporting users have an ad free experience!